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| Last year's CNY fireworks display drew more than 250,000 people on both sides of the harbour |
Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour will again light up on Feb. 18, for the traditional Lunar New Year fireworks display.
The 2026 fireworks show will go ahead as planned, despite
the cancellation of the one that was supposed to be held on Dec. 31, New Year’s
eve, as the city continued to grieve over the Tai Po fire tragedy on Nov. 26.
As before, this year’s fireworks display will be
held on the second day of the Year of the Horse, and will start at 8pm.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
It will be sponsored exclusively by the Jockey Club
whose chief executive Winfried
Engelbrecht-Bresges is expected to make the announcement and
give more details at a press conference on Friday.
Last year’s spectacle featured more than 20,000
fireworks being set off over Victoria Harbour, drawing more than 250,000 to the
waterfront on both sides of the harbor.
The Lunar
New Year fireworks will be held a day after the equally popular Cathay International
Chinese New Year Night Parade is staged along the lively streets of Tsim Sha
Tsui.
As
before, dazzling floats and captivating performances by artists from all over
the world will keep spectators enthralled during the evening parade.
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| The much-anticipated Cathay Night Parade will also be back on Feb 17, the first day of the LNY |
Starting a week before Chinese New Year, or from Feb 11 to 17, several flower markets around the city will be filled with auspicious blooms and traditional treats that will be on sale to the public.
The more
popular ones include the one at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, and the Prince
Edward Flower Market, where dozens of stalls will be selling not just flowers
but also colorful decorations, local handicrafts and snacks.
The new
year will not be complete for some people without a visit to the Wong Tai Sin
Temple, where they can ask for blessings for the new year. The ritual includes
lighting incense sticks for blessings and spinning the fortune wheel at Che
Kung Temple for good luck.
For even
more blessings, locals flock to Lam Tsuen Village where they can write their
heart’s desires on joss paper and toss them into the fabled Wishing Trees.
According to folklore their wish will come true if the paper catches on the
tree branches – the higher, the better.
